Have any of y'all ever worked as a server in a restaurant? I might start training to be a waiter at a casual restaurant soon, but I'm kinda nervous. I'm worried that customers will be rude. And this seems petty, but what if I drop their food? Any advice for a new server or any interesting stories?

No, but if you drop their food take it back to the kitchen and tell them to make it again.

Omg. I had a trial when I was 16 - it was at a really posh restaurant, and like, I had no idea what I was doing.. They were so professional and I was like

Anyway, a group of people were out celebrating a birthday (it was a really busy Saturday night) and I needed to carry a tray of two glasses of wine over to their table. So I pick up the tray of the side after the guy behind the bar gives it me, AND BECAUSE THE TWO WINE GLASSES WERE NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAY (therefore unbalanced) WHEN I TOOK THE FIRST ONE OFF, THE SECOND ONE FELL ALL OVER THIS GUYS HAIR AND BACK ahh: HE WAS WEARING A WHITE SHIRT AS WELL. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO, and I wanted the ground to swallow me up tbh as the manager was there looking at me like she wanted to kill me.

I told him I'd be back in a minute and would grab him a towel, so I ran out back of the restaurant, but I took my apron and tie off, slipped out the backdoor and ran up the road laughing to myself I didn't get the job.

So no, I won't wait tables ever again and my tip to you will be to push glasses of wine into the centre of a tray and don't attempt to defy physics

Nope, ive worked as a librarian and a prostitute, but never as a waiter

And to this day the man is still there waiting for that towel...

Yes. It's fine, they get a little iffy if the service isn't quick.
I hate it when they go like "WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND" and i haven't tried anything on the menu and end up recommending one of the worst items on the menu

No, but it sounds like a nightmare and not for me.

I'm a waiter rn.
It sucks but they give me so many hours and my boss doesn't report our tips to the government so we don't have to pay taxes for them.

I am currently and I love it

I've been a busser and a runner for years, and I'm currently training to be a server now. It's not that bad and it pays well. Trust me, you'll do fine.

I work in a really busy restaurant but I'm not a waiter. It looks crazy stressful and every 2 weeks a waiter or two either quits or is fired

Omg when I worked in fast food and they'd say to be, 'what do you recommend?' I was blunt and honest and said, 'I haven't tried any of this stuff. Sorry!' I was not the best employee

But no I haven't, I've only worked in fast food and retail. But: GOOD LUCK. Just remmeber to try and keep everyone happy, don't let anyone pressure you, stay calm, be all smilies etc. You'll do fine!

Ewwwww no!!!

Yes. It really all depends on the status of the restaurant, the management and how much you get payed though. It can be the best and the worst job in the world.

I felt a little bad but I was too awkward and just wanted to run away tbh